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What Is a Public Market? | Episode 259

Public markets are one of the foundational institutions of urban life. The Project for Public Spaces defines public markets as indoor or outdoor markets that “operate in public space, serve locally …

Public Markets
Street Vending
Virtual Programs

SS Great Republic and the Great Turkey-Lift of 1944

On Thanksgiving, we’re looking back at an unsung hero of the holiday during World War II, a merchant ship called SS Great Republic.

Brooklyn Army Terminal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Shipspotting
Waterfront
World War II

Permits and Precarity: Navigating NYC’s Street Vending Regulations | Episode 155

Due to the precarious nature of their business, New York City street vendors’ livelihoods are dependent on knowing and exercising their rights. In this virtual program, we will look at …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

Street vendors rally on the steps of city hall with signs that read I love immigrant NY and Support NYC smallest businesses and Help us to serve you

Potatoes: Digging in the Dirt with Agronomist Bob Leiby | Virtual Program | Episode 154

Potatoes are a staple of the American diet, and a lot of them grow within commuting distance of New York City. On this program, we will connect with Pennsylvania’s Lehigh …

Virtual Programs

A Brief History of NYC Street Vending with the Street Vendor Project | Episode 115

Street vending has been a part of New York City’s public life for hundreds of years, often taken up by newcomers to the country and New Yorkers excluded from the …

Street Vending
Virtual Programs

COVID-19 and Food Access: An Ongoing Crisis | Episode 98

During the pandemic, as many as two million New Yorkers are struggling with food insecurity, a longstanding challenge that has been exacerbated by the crisis. In this virtual program, we …

Public Markets
Virtual Programs

Feeding NYC: The History of the Supermarket | Episode 64

During the pandemic, supermarkets are the few public places that people still frequent, so this is a perfect time to look back at the history of grocery stores in America …

Virtual Programs

National Manufacturing Day Tours, Oct. 4

Celebrate National Manufacturing Day on Friday, Oct. 4 on a guided tour at the Brooklyn Navy Yard focused on interior design and fabrication The tour will begin with an introduction to …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry
Street Vending

Ferra Designs metal design and fabrication workshop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard

Join the Final Vendy Awards, Sep. 21

The best day of the year is fast approaching: Saturday, September 21, 2019, the day of the 15th – and final – New York City Vendy Awards. For 15 years, …

Street Vending

New York City’s Public Markets, Past and Present

This weekend marks the end of an era, as the Essex Street Market will be moving from the building it has occupied since 1940 into a new facility across Delancey …

Public Markets
Street Vending

Brooklyn Designs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, May 10–12

Brooklyn Designs is a showcase of design, architecture, and art, celebrating the creative energy of the borough. Hosted by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, this year’s design expo will be …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Inside Industry

National Manufacturing Day, Oct. 5

Celebrate National Manufacturing Day with events across the country on Friday, Oct. 5, including two events hosted by Turnstile Tours and our manufacturing partners. At 9:30am, join us at the …

Brooklyn Navy Yard
Gowanus
Inside Industry
Street Vending

The Great War and NYC: Street Vendors and Public Markets

New York City was far removed from the battlefields, occupied territories, and blockaded countries locked in the struggle of the First World War. While many of those places experienced food …

Public Markets
Street Vending
World War I

A mail truck transformed into a market wagon carrying food

Food for Good: How Non-Profits Are Creating Change Through Food

An Essex Street Market “Talk & Taste” event about food-based social enterprise Many organizations are recognizing the value of entrepreneurship and culinary arts to inspire young people, build their skills, and …

Inside Industry
Public Markets

Photo of Daytoine Shaw, a Black man wearing cap, glasses, and t-shirt with Reconnect Bakery written on it, holding a tray of muffins and giving a thumbs up

Market Value: How Public Markets Drive the Baking Industry Forward

An Essex Street Market “Talk & Taste” event about the baking industry in New York City Baking is literally our bread and butter in New York City making up the majority …

Inside Industry
Public Markets

several roles being sprinkled with powder

Press Release: Turnstile Tours Launches New Weekly Tour of Essex Street Market Sept. 25

Turnstile Tours & Essex Street Market Vendors Association launch weekly 90-minute tasting tours of the market, every Sunday beginning September 25 Tours include 5–7 tastings and opportunities to meet the …

Press
Public Markets

The outside of a market that's painted colorfully with designs that include painted vegetables, fruit, and geometric shapes

Bakeries at New York’s Public Markets: A Bread and Butter Industry for the City

In this two-part blog series, we’ll be highlighting the stories behind baking businesses – wholesale and retail, profit and nonprofit – that are located inside New York’s public markets and …

Inside Industry
Public Markets

Chocolate & Cheese: Launching Businesses at the Essex Street Market

Owned and operated by the city, the Essex Street Market provides a diverse array of fresh, high-quality, and affordable food options to local residents, as well as opportunities for new …

Public Markets

Co-owners - a man and a woman - of Saxelby Cheesemongers, both in striped shirts, stand behind a counter that is filled with cheeses on display. There is a chalkboard in the background that lists out a variety of cheeses.

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